The Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club is a

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side based in

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. It was founded in 1974, after the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. They play their home games at

Dumbreck Dumbreck ( gd, An Dùn Breac, lit, the Speckled Fort) is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Dumbreck is a conservation area. The district is served by Dumbreck railway station. The only church i ...

. The men's side are currently in , the women's side are currently in the .

History

Cartha Athletic Club was founded in 1889. The 'athletic' club played a number of sports: Cricket, Athletics, Rugby, Tennis, Hockey... the association was henced named Cartha. The rugby union section was established in 1906. In 1974 Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. merged to form the present day

club. The club runs four adult XVs catering for all abilities and levels of experience. At Dumbreck there is an impressive youth section catering for over 200 local children aged 5 to 17. The club also has a senior women's side currently competing in the Scottish Women's Premier League at Premier 1 level.

Current 1st XV Squad

2022-23 Season

Notable former players

Former CQPRFC players include current

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Glasgow City Sevens

Cartha Queen's Park play host to the

Glasgow City Sevens Glasgow City Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held by Cartha Queens Park, in Dumbreck in the south side of Glasgow. The tournament was previously known as the Cartha Sevens and the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. History The first rugb ...

tournament at

. This was originally known as the Cartha Sevens. The first rugby sevens tournament took place in April 1935 and continued for the following two years. After a break, for the Second World War period, the Cartha Sevens were reintroduced in 1950 and has then been played in all the subsequent years. On the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. in 1974 the tournament became known as the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. The Cartha Queens Park tournament was renamed to the Glasgow City Sevens Tournament in 2005.

Honours

Men

* BT National League 2 ** Champions: 2016-17 *

** Champions (3): 1980, 1981, 1983 * Glasgow University Sevens ** Champions: 1984, 1985 * Helensburgh Sevens ** Champions: 1983, 1984 * Lenzie Sevens ** Champions: 1985, 1988 * Old Aloysians Sevens ** Champions: 1976 * Moray Sevens ** Champions: 1994

Women

* Mull Sevens ** Champions: 2009, 2010, 2011

References

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